I spoke to her and they were going to do a light remodel (barely lipstick on a pig) and start renting the place. 

Have you looked in finding a short term property manager?

Set a utility usage cap that is stated and agreed to in your lease agreement.

When buildings like this do come up, it's usually placed on the MLS, but you're gonna need to keep an eye on the market for long stretches of time.

This depends on many things specific to each investor. 

I'd be going to as many in-person networking events as possible...here is a list of the BP events:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I have a separate list that is more encompassing that I can share as well!

This is my first Brrrr I'd start the process to get the appraisal ordered and try to get a tenant in there before closing on the refi, otherwise the lender may lower the max LTV

We could be a great fit.I’d love to hop on a phone call one of these days and deep dive into this together.

I'm surprised that this is happening to you in Columbus, Ohio.

For my next deal I'm considering adding another duplex to the portfolio or investing in a syndication.